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- Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Children’s Mental Health Services in Context
- Chapter 2 Normal Childhood Development: Theories and Influence
- Chapter 3 Risk Factors for Childhood Psychopathology
- Chapter 4 Infant Mental Health
- Chapter 5 Classification and Epidemiology
- Chapter 6 Law in Relation to Children and Young People
- Chapter 7 What Does a Good Assessment in Children and Adolescents Look Like?
- Chapter 8 Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children and Young People
- Chapter 9 Intellectual Disabilities in Children and Young People
- Chapter 10 Antisocial Behaviours in Young People
- Chapter 11 Attachment, Anxiety Disorders and Experience of Trauma in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 12 Self-Harm and Suicide in Young People
- Chapter 13 Mood Disorders in Young People
- Chapter 14 Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 15 Substance Misuse in Young People
- Chapter 16 Evolving Perspectives on Eating Disorders: From Diagnosis to Digital Therapies
- Chapter 17 Benefits and Risks of the Digital World
- Chapter 18 Bodily Distress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders
- Chapter 19 Psychosocial Approaches in CAMHS
- Chapter 20 Gender Diversity and Mental Health in Young People
- Chapter 21 Mental Health Prevention in Services for Children
- Chapter 22 Moving from Models of Liaison Psychiatry to Psychological Medicine: New Approaches
- Chapter 23 Forensic Mental Health Services for Young People
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Intellectual Disabilities in Children and Young People
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Book contents
- Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Children’s Mental Health Services in Context
- Chapter 2 Normal Childhood Development: Theories and Influence
- Chapter 3 Risk Factors for Childhood Psychopathology
- Chapter 4 Infant Mental Health
- Chapter 5 Classification and Epidemiology
- Chapter 6 Law in Relation to Children and Young People
- Chapter 7 What Does a Good Assessment in Children and Adolescents Look Like?
- Chapter 8 Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children and Young People
- Chapter 9 Intellectual Disabilities in Children and Young People
- Chapter 10 Antisocial Behaviours in Young People
- Chapter 11 Attachment, Anxiety Disorders and Experience of Trauma in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 12 Self-Harm and Suicide in Young People
- Chapter 13 Mood Disorders in Young People
- Chapter 14 Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 15 Substance Misuse in Young People
- Chapter 16 Evolving Perspectives on Eating Disorders: From Diagnosis to Digital Therapies
- Chapter 17 Benefits and Risks of the Digital World
- Chapter 18 Bodily Distress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders
- Chapter 19 Psychosocial Approaches in CAMHS
- Chapter 20 Gender Diversity and Mental Health in Young People
- Chapter 21 Mental Health Prevention in Services for Children
- Chapter 22 Moving from Models of Liaison Psychiatry to Psychological Medicine: New Approaches
- Chapter 23 Forensic Mental Health Services for Young People
- Index
- References
Summary
Intellectual Disabilities (ID) are common and children or young people with ID may present to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) for assessment or for the treatment of co-occurring conditions. This chapter will cover definitions, the presentation of ID in children and young people with a focus on the clinical assessment, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, common co-occurring conditions and evidence-based treatments. The current state of research in this area and future directions will also be discussed.
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